Demolisyon
Setbacks may keep you from school, but nothing can keep you from studying
Erika, 12 years old and a graduating pupil, is the oldest among the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Amorillo from a demolition area in Naga City. Erika is an honor student, but is the only one who can take care of her siblings—which means she can’t go to school on some days. Nonetheless, Erika teaches her younger siblings and their friends how to read and write using the wooden walls of their home.
Her home will soon be demolished to make way for a new mall.
“Today is sacrifice, tomorrow is paradise,” Erika whispers to herself each day she misses school.
By Marcial P. Pineda III, BS Accountancy, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Mountain Province
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